Possible Dangers of Certain Weather Phenomena in Aviation Industry and Research Ideas to Help Prevent These Accidents
Executive summary
In this day and age we have so many forms of transport to take us far or near, but the safest and fun way to travel is by flying. Even though it is the safest way of transport accidents still happen due to many reasons. The factor this report will be dwelling on is the way weather phenomena affect these accidents. The purpose of this report is to highlight the possible dangers of certain weather phenomena and research ideas to help prevent these accidents from occurring again. The weather phenomena that will be in the spotlight are microbursts and thunderstorms; together they are the most lethal climate occurrences. Improved pilot knowledge and upgraded technology in the cockpit will help prevent these forms of accidents to reoccur. Improved knowledge about weather phenomena and their dangers must be taught to pilots so that they know the limitations of their aircraft and can make the correct decisions when facing such unpredictable weather conditions. Technology will provide much needed feedback about the weather conditions therefore making it much easier for decision making. It also provides precious seconds in those times of need. Results and findings in this report are taken from a number of sources such as websites, books and lecture notes.
1.0 Introduction
The aviation industry is one of the safest methods of transport and it continues to pride itself on the high level of safety that has been achieved in commercial operations. Although the media frequently exaggerates the dangers of flying, in fact, statistics show that, if one takes into account the distance travelled, air travel is still one of the safest modes of transport to this very day. However that does not mean accidents won’t continue to occur especially considering the human error factor which is deemed the most causable factor to accident occurrences, maintenance, air traffic control and weather phenomena. This report will be analysing the weather component. It will deal with
In this day and age we have so many forms of transport to take us far or near, but the safest and fun way to travel is by flying. Even though it is the safest way of transport accidents still happen due to many reasons. The factor this report will be dwelling on is the way weather phenomena affect these accidents. The purpose of this report is to highlight the possible dangers of certain weather phenomena and research ideas to help prevent these accidents from occurring again. The weather phenomena that will be in the spotlight are microbursts and thunderstorms; together they are the most lethal climate occurrences. Improved pilot knowledge and upgraded technology in the cockpit will help prevent these forms of accidents to reoccur. Improved knowledge about weather phenomena and their dangers must be taught to pilots so that they know the limitations of their aircraft and can make the correct decisions when facing such unpredictable weather conditions. Technology will provide much needed feedback about the weather conditions therefore making it much easier for decision making. It also provides precious seconds in those times of need. Results and findings in this report are taken from a number of sources such as websites, books and lecture notes.
1.0 Introduction
The aviation industry is one of the safest methods of transport and it continues to pride itself on the high level of safety that has been achieved in commercial operations. Although the media frequently exaggerates the dangers of flying, in fact, statistics show that, if one takes into account the distance travelled, air travel is still one of the safest modes of transport to this very day. However that does not mean accidents won’t continue to occur especially considering the human error factor which is deemed the most causable factor to accident occurrences, maintenance, air traffic control and weather phenomena. This report will be analysing the weather component. It will deal with